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Beau Taylor claimed by Cincinnati Reds

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The former Cleveland Baseball Club catcher has been claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds.

After previously being waived by the Cleveland Baseball Club, Beau Taylor will be making his way south. The veteran catcher has been claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds.

Beau Taylor has not gotten a lot of action during his career as he only as 60 plate appearances in 25 games across three seasons. The most recent action for Taylor was last season with Cleveland, appearing in seven games. Taylor went 1-24 with 2 RBI and 2 walks during his lone season with Cleveland.

Shane Bieber strikes out 11 in 2-0 win

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Shane Bieber struck out 11 Pittsburgh batters and did not allow a run as Cleveland finshed their sweep of the PIrates Thursday.

The Cleveland Baseball Club won their sixth straight game Thursday, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0. Shane Bieber was the story of the game as he put together another impressive performance. Bieber did not allow a run on 6 hits while striking out 11. Bieber has 65 strikeouts this season and as Sarah Langs points out this is the fourth-most by a pitcher in his first six starts of a season.

With overlays like this it is easy to see why Shane Bieber is mowing down hitters at an impressive rate.

The bullpen took over for the final three frames and they did their job. The combination of Oliver Perez, Nick Wittgren, James Karinchak, and Brad Hand only allowed two baserunners (1 hit, 1 walk) and did not allow a run.

Offensively the team scored both of their runs with Beau Taylor at the plate. The first run came off an RBI single in the 2nd inning which allowed Tyler Naquin to score. The second run came across when Franmil Reyes was able to score on a throwing error in the 8th inning.

Cleveland will look to win their seventh straight game Friday against Detroit.

Roberto Perez placed on injured list

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Catcher Roberto Perez has been placed on the 10-day injured list by the Cleveland Baseball Club due to a right shoulder injury.

There was some concern for Roberto Perez after Game 1 of Tuesday’s doubleheader. Perez was evaluated for right shoulder soreness and the team proceeded to option Daniel Johnson and call up Beau Taylor. Now Taylor may get some playing time because Perez has been placed on the injured list per Zack Meisel of The Athletic.

Daniel Johnson is also back with the club after being temporarily optioned. This puts Cleveland their full compliment of outfielders to utilize when composing a lineup. Beau Taylor will start Wednesday’s game against the White Sox.

This is a big deal. Perez is head and shoulders above any of the other options Cleveland has at catcher. Additionally, the pitching staff will have to adjust to throwing to someone they may not be used to throwing to. This could impact the effectiveness of the pitching and whether or not they are successful. Cleveland’s pitching staff was comfortable with Perez and now they are forced to make things work with a catcher they do not have the same familiarity with.